Posts Tagged ‘natural disaster’
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Group puts Christian spin on Titanic disaster, anniversary
Ron Csillag 12 April 2012 (ENInews). Capitalizing on the 15 April centenary of the RMS Titanic's sinking are a spate of books, films, educational and TV programs, and commemorative events around the world
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Christian churches, organizations band together to help Joplin Victims
Christian churches and organizations in the Bible Belt are coming together to lend a hand to victims of Joplin, Mo., after it was hit recently by an F5 tornado, claiming 125 lives and leaving 900 injured. Considered one of the ...
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Ecumenical consortium collaborates on Japan aid, support alternative energy source
A group of Christian churches and organizations met recently to forge an ecumenical consortium to respond to the needs of the victims of Japan’s March 11 triple disasters, and to support alternative energy sources. The group of...
Christians in Myanmar among victims of powerful earthquake
Christians were included among the victims of the powerful earthquakes that struck Northeast Myanmar recently, destroying at least 10 churches among over 100 damaged buildings. Three earthquakes struck the country on March 24 w...
Apologetics
GotQuestions.org – Question of the Week – Is the End Nigh?
To view our previous Questions of the Week, click here . If you would like to receive the Question of the Week in your e-mail each week, simply type in your e-mail address below and click on the "Submit" button. Question: "Wha...
Christmas shoe boxes being sent to needy children in Haiti
A Christmas shoe box goes further than just the goodies that are contained inside. This is what Deborah Hall, 13, says and she knows better than most. Four years ago, she was living in a desperate situation in Haiti, until some...
Commentary and News
Faith groups form bulk of volunteer disaster relief work
Faith groups comprise the bulk of volunteer response groups in times of earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters, according to ABC News. The National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster is the umbrella...
Commentary and News
Natural disasters in China spur church growth, a semblance of government tolerance
An earthquake two years ago in Sichuan, China led to 430 new Christian churches being set up in the area; and a recent earthquake in Qinghai province caused the atheist Chinese government to appeal to the religious community fo...
Commentary and News
Experts cautious in calling latest fossil find, Sediba, the ‘missing link’
Scientists are cautious about labeling the discovery two years ago of two fossils in Johannesburg, South Africa, the ‘missing link.’ The debate about the findings was renewed recently after the journal Science featured two arti...
Commentary and News
CBN Defends Robertson after Alleged Chile Quake Remarks
Last Friday, the Christian Broadcasting Network released an official statement defending founder Pat Robertson’s supposedly controversial comments concerning the recent 8.8 magnitude Chilean earthquake that left over 1.5 millio...
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